org.postgresql.util

Class UnixCrypt

java.lang.Object

org.postgresql.util.UnixCrypt

public class UnixCrypt
extends Object

Contains static methods to encrypt and compare passwords with Unix encrypted passwords.

See John Dumas's Java Crypt page for the original source.

Author:

[email protected] (John Dumas)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	crypt(byte[] salt, byte[] original) Encrypt a password given the cleartext password and a "salt".

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

crypt

public static final byte[] crypt(byte[] salt,
                                 byte[] original)

Encrypt a password given the cleartext password and a "salt".

Parameters:

salt - A two-character string representing the salt used to iterate the encryption engine in lots of different ways. If you are generating a new encryption then this value should be randomised.

original - The password to be encrypted.

Returns:

A string consisting of the 2-character salt followed by the encrypted password.